Pumkin Carving Time!

I can't believe it is that time of year again. This year we had some trouble finding pumpkins. We went all over the place last weekend and everywhere seemed to be sold out. We finally had success at good old Smith's. They had loads of them so if you are in the same bind check there because they let me go in the back and they had a bunch. The kids love carving and , "digging out the guts" as they would say. It is a messy task and so Rob takes them into the garage for this messy task (so don't mind the messy garage pics). One of the first years we carved pumpkins my dad (Tots) was her and he roasted the pumpkin seeds and so now every year my kids expect me to do the same. Yeah they are tasty but man is it a messy job. Thanks tots for passing along the tradition and the job to mom.... By the way Tots you will be here to roast the seeds next year right ? :) Hallie had fun as they put the seeds in the bowl she had her own spoon and so she mad sure they were good and stirred. Jonah was the monitor, he made sure everything was getting done. He did not want to stick his hand in the pumpkin it kind of creeped him out. Mackay helped with everything, he pretty much had his own pumpkin under control. From gutting to carving the boy was trying it all. Big thanks to daddy the pumpkins turned out great.

In Remeberance Of My Cousin Phillip Workman

Phillip was the first grandchild on the Sotelo side of the family. On Monday October 19th he passed away unexpectedly at the early age of 36. He suffered a massive heart attack. Phillip will be terribly missed. Growing up I always thought of Phillip and I still do think of him to be a very kind and intelligent person. He always had a kind and gentle domineer about him and he would do anything for anyone. And this boy could play the classical guitar like nobodies business. Phillip we will all miss you very much. Till we meet again...


ABC 15 NEWS and AZ CENTRAL *** An Arizona National Guardsman and Peoria resident suffered cardiac arrest and died while training at Camp Williams in Utah Monday.
Sgt. Phillip Workman, 36, was participating in a physical training test when he had a heart attack. First aid was administered at the scene, but he was unresponsive and was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Maj. Paul Aguirre, spokesman for the Arizona National Guard, said Workman was physically fit and officers weren't aware of any health issues.
Workman enlisted in the Guard in 2006 and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2007 with the 1-158 Infantry, also known as the Bushmasters for its storied service in World War II.
He is survived by his wife, Cindy.
Viewing is set for 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Regency Mortuary, 9850 W. Thunderbird Road, Sun City. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Masonic Temple, 345 W. Monroe St., Phoenix, and burial will be in the National Memorial Cemetery, 23029 N. Cave Creek Road, Phoenix.

Rob Is The Big 3-0!

Rob hit the big 3-0 yesterday and poor guy had to spend it working. He had a big meeting to boot. His parents were very kind though and came and watched the kids and he and I went out to PF Chang's for dinner. Then the kids helped me make a tasty chocolate birthday cake. Rob got some fun new stuff to pimp his new/old ride with (I will post about it later), needless to say he did all the birthday shopping for himself this year because when it comes to car parts and tools this girl does not have a clue.

I Am A Real Punch Guy!

Jonah came down stairs and had drawn all over his body with marker (washable thank goodness)and Rob and I are of course were like son what the heck have you done?!? He was all proud and with a smile says, "mom, dad I am a real punch guy!" Rob and I looked at each other puzzled. Then Rob put it all together as Jonah started to show us some "Punch Guy Moves". He had drawn some tattoos on himself to make himself look like a UFC fighter. No my kids do not watch the UFC fights but they do know about them and they see the ads and most of them are all tattooed up and so he thought that is what you needed to be a real "Punch Fighter" I guess.

Peace Out I'm Going To Pre-School!

Peace Out Mom!





Jonah had been awaiting this day for quite sometime. He has thought that he has been on track break forever. At least that is what he told everyone when they would ask if he was in school yet. We did the meet and great almost a week before he started and that made him twice as anxious to start. Every morning he would get up and get dressed and come down and be totally ready for the day and say, "Is it Monday yet". Sadly I would have to break it to him that it was not. So finally Monday came and he was so excited! We dropped him off and with a peace out he was off to pre-school. When I went to get him he had made a self portrait that was a lovely shade of green (his favorite color at this time). He said that he made lots of friends and he loves his teachers Ms. Pam and Ms. Linda.

Labor Day Fun With Grammie And Papa!

We went to Phoenix to visit see Grammie and Papa for Labor Day. We had a lot of fun. We ran into the heavy rain storm on the way there but the weather the rest of the stay was perfect. We went to Sun Splash water park and the kids loved it. My kids love the water and so they were in heaven. Mackay went on every slide that they had that was open. His favorite he said was the, "Bucket Flush". Jonah liked all of the slides with the double tubes so that he had a buddy to ride with. Hallie loved the wave pool. I think the rain scared everyone away because there were no lines to wait in. It was great. Then we went to a park and Grammie and Papa went and bought the kids some ice blocks to ride down the hills with. They thought that was great because it was like sledding in the summer. We also took the kids to meet my great grandmother and so their great, great grandmother. It was a great trip and we had a lot of fun. Thank you Grammie and Papa for such a nice time!

Not Only Can He Sing!

But my Jonsey boy has the moves. We had a Zumba class for play group this week and Jonah loved it. Now I have some great video to blackmail him with when he gets a little older :)